Songs
The biggest records on Billboard Hot 100 that entered the chart in the 1950s, ranked by Weeks at #1. Click a column to re-sort.
Record Power is the song's own figure: each week on the chart is worth its position as a share of a full chart — a #1 week is 3.5, a #21 week 1.8, a #100 week 0.1 — added up over the run. No credit split and no discount for what else the artist had charting, so a duet and an album-bomb single count the same as any other record. What a song earned each artist is on the artist pages.
Ranked by Weeks at #1, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a chart published by anyone else. How it works →
| # | Song | Record Power | Weeks at #1 | Top-ten weeks | Weeks on chart | Peak | On chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mack The KnifeBobby Darin | 65.2 | 9 | 16 | 26 | #1Oct 1959 | Aug 1959 → Feb 1960 |
| 2 | It's All In The GameTommy Edwards | 52.4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | #1Sep 1958 | Aug 1958 → Jan 1959 |
| 3 | The Battle Of New OrleansJohnny Horton | 52.4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | #1Jun 1959 | Apr 1959 → Sep 1959 |
| 4 | VenusFrankie Avalon | 44.7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | #1Mar 1959 | Feb 1959 → Apr 1976 |
| 5 | Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré)Domenico Modugno | 41.7 | 5 | 10 | 16 | #1Aug 1958 | Aug 1958 → Nov 1958 |
| 6 | Stagger LeeLloyd Price | 41.7 | 4 | 10 | 21 | #1Feb 1959 | Dec 1958 → Apr 1959 |
| 7 | Lonely BoyPaul Anka | 40.6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | #1Jul 1959 | Jun 1959 → Sep 1959 |
| 8 | The Three BellsThe Browns | 39.8 | 4 | 10 | 17 | #1Aug 1959 | Jul 1959 → Nov 1959 |
| 9 | Come Softly To MeThe Fleetwoods | 35.7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | #1Apr 1959 | Mar 1959 → Jun 1959 |
| 10 | The Chipmunk SongThe Chipmunks & David Seville | 27.8 | 4 | 6 | 13 | #1Dec 1958 | Dec 1958 → Feb 1959 |
| 11 | To Know Him, Is To Love HimThe Teddy Bears | 49.8 | 3 | 11 | 23 | #1Dec 1958 | Sep 1958 → Feb 1959 |
| 12 | Smoke Gets In Your EyesThe Platters | 46.1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | #1Jan 1959 | Nov 1958 → Mar 1959 |
| 13 | Running BearJohnny Preston | 44.7 | 3 | 10 | 27 | #1Jan 1960 | Oct 1959 → Apr 1960 |
| 14 | It's Only Make BelieveConway Twitty | 46.2 | 2 | 10 | 21 | #1Nov 1958 | Sep 1958 → Feb 1959 |
| 15 | Heartaches By The NumberGuy Mitchell | 43.7 | 2 | 10 | 20 | #1Dec 1959 | Oct 1959 → Feb 1960 |
| 16 | El PasoMarty Robbins | 43.4 | 2 | 9 | 22 | #1Jan 1960 | Nov 1959 → Apr 1960 |
| 17 | Teen AngelMark Dinning | 39.0 | 2 | 10 | 18 | #1Feb 1960 | Dec 1959 → Apr 1960 |
| 18 | Sleep WalkSanto & Johnny | 37.6 | 2 | 9 | 18 | #1Sep 1959 | Jul 1959 → Nov 1959 |
| 19 | Kansas CityWilbert Harrison | 34.0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | #1May 1959 | Apr 1959 → Jul 1959 |
| 20 | A Big Hunk O' LoveElvis Presley & The Jordanaires | 30.1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | #1Aug 1959 | Jul 1959 → Oct 1959 |
| 21 | Poor Little FoolRicky Nelson | 25.5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | #1Aug 1958 | Aug 1958 → Oct 1958 |
| 22 | Tom DooleyThe Kingston Trio | 49.7 | 1 | 12 | 21 | #1Nov 1958 | Sep 1958 → Feb 1959 |
| 23 | Mr. BlueThe Fleetwoods | 47.7 | 1 | 11 | 20 | #1Nov 1959 | Sep 1959 → Jan 1960 |
| 24 | Little StarThe Elegants | 41.0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | #1Aug 1958 | Aug 1958 → Nov 1958 |
| 25 | WhyFrankie Avalon | 35.9 | 1 | 9 | 16 | #1Dec 1959 | Nov 1959 → Mar 1960 |
| 26 | The Happy OrganDave "Baby" Cortez | 34.4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | #1May 1959 | Mar 1959 → Jul 1959 |
| 27 | Jingle Bell RockBobby Helms | 139.2 | 0 | 32 | 67 | #2Dec 2025 | Dec 1958 → Jan 2026 |
| 28 | He'll Have To GoJim Reeves | 53.2 | 0 | 12 | 23 | #2Mar 1960 | Dec 1959 → May 1960 |
| 29 | DonnaRitchie Valens | 47.1 | 0 | 10 | 23 | #2Feb 1959 | Nov 1958 → Apr 1959 |
| 30 | Rock-in RobinBobby Day | 44.2 | 0 | 10 | 21 | #2Oct 1958 | Aug 1958 → Dec 1958 |
| 31 | A Lover's QuestionClyde McPhatter | 43.2 | 0 | 7 | 24 | #6Jan 1959 | Oct 1958 → Mar 1959 |
| 32 | Bird DogThe Everly Brothers | 42.8 | 0 | 11 | 18 | #2Sep 1958 | Aug 1958 → Dec 1958 |
| 33 | Put Your Head On My ShoulderPaul Anka | 41.7 | 0 | 11 | 18 | #2Oct 1959 | Aug 1959 → Dec 1959 |
| 34 | Chantilly LaceBig Bopper | 41.4 | 0 | 5 | 25 | #6Nov 1958 | Aug 1958 → Jan 1959 |
| 35 | My Heart Is An Open BookCarl Dobkins & Jr. | 40.2 | 0 | 7 | 24 | #3Aug 1959 | Apr 1959 → Sep 1959 |
| 36 | PersonalityLloyd Price and His Orchestra | 40.0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | #2Jun 1959 | Apr 1959 → Aug 1959 |
| 37 | 16 CandlesThe Crests | 39.4 | 0 | 8 | 21 | #2Feb 1959 | Nov 1958 → Apr 1959 |
| 38 | Topsy IICozy Cole | 39.2 | 0 | 8 | 21 | #3Oct 1958 | Aug 1958 → Jan 1959 |
| 39 | Sweet Nothin'sBrenda Lee | 39.1 | 0 | 7 | 24 | #4Apr 1960 | Dec 1959 → May 1960 |
| 40 | Handy ManJimmy Jones | 39.1 | 0 | 9 | 18 | #2Feb 1960 | Dec 1959 → Apr 1960 |
| 41 | Run Rudolph RunChuck Berry | 39.0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | #10Jan 2021 | Dec 1958 → Jan 2026 |
| 42 | Lonesome TownRicky Nelson | 38.6 | 0 | 8 | 18 | #7Dec 1958 | Oct 1958 → Feb 1959 |
| 43 | Don't You KnowDella Reese | 38.2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | #2Nov 1959 | Sep 1959 → Jan 1960 |
| 44 | Dream LoverBobby Darin | 38.0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | #2Jun 1959 | Apr 1959 → Aug 1959 |
| 45 | Pink Shoe LacesDodie Stevens | 37.0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | #3Apr 1959 | Feb 1959 → Jun 1959 |
| 46 | Dedicated To The One I LoveThe Shirelles | 37.0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | #3Mar 1961 | Jul 1959 → May 1961 |
| 47 | Gotta Travel OnBilly Grammer | 36.6 | 0 | 7 | 20 | #4Jan 1959 | Nov 1958 → Apr 1959 |
| 48 | My HappinessConnie Francis | 36.0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | #2Jan 1959 | Dec 1958 → Apr 1959 |
| 49 | Lonely TeardropsJackie Wilson | 36.0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | #7Feb 1959 | Nov 1958 → Apr 1959 |
| 50 | The Big HurtMiss Toni Fisher | 35.8 | 0 | 8 | 17 | #3Dec 1959 | Nov 1959 → Mar 1960 |
| 51 | White ChristmasBing Crosby | 35.5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | #12Jan 1962 | Dec 1958 → Jan 2023 |
| 52 | One NightElvis Presley | 35.3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | #4Dec 1958 | Nov 1958 → Mar 1959 |
| 53 | Tears On My PillowLittle Anthony And The Imperials | 35.2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | #4Oct 1958 | Aug 1958 → Dec 1958 |
| 54 | ('til) I Kissed YouThe Everly Brothers | 34.9 | 0 | 7 | 16 | #4Sep 1959 | Aug 1959 → Nov 1959 |
| 55 | Sea Of LovePhil Phillips & The Twilights | 34.9 | 0 | 6 | 18 | #2Aug 1959 | Jul 1959 → Nov 1959 |
| 56 | Just A DreamJimmy Clanton And His Rockets | 34.8 | 0 | 8 | 15 | #4Aug 1958 | Aug 1958 → Nov 1958 |
| 57 | Primrose LaneJerry Wallace & The Jewels | 34.5 | 0 | 5 | 21 | #8Oct 1959 | Aug 1959 → Jan 1960 |
| 58 | Susie DarlinRobin Luke | 33.9 | 0 | 7 | 17 | #5Oct 1958 | Aug 1958 → Dec 1958 |
| 59 | Charlie BrownThe Coasters | 33.8 | 0 | 8 | 15 | #2Mar 1959 | Feb 1959 → May 1959 |
| 60 | In The MoodErnie Fields & Orch. | 33.8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | #4Dec 1959 | Sep 1959 → Jan 1960 |
| 61 | Tea For Two Cha ChaThe Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | 33.6 | 0 | 6 | 20 | #7Nov 1958 | Sep 1958 → Jan 1959 |
| 62 | There Goes My BabyThe Drifters | 33.5 | 0 | 6 | 19 | #2Aug 1959 | Jun 1959 → Oct 1959 |
| 63 | Lavender-BlueSammy Turner | 33.0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | #3Aug 1959 | Jun 1959 → Oct 1959 |
| 64 | It's Just A Matter Of TimeBrook Benton | 32.9 | 0 | 7 | 18 | #3Apr 1959 | Jan 1959 → May 1959 |
| 65 | Teen BeatSandy Nelson | 32.8 | 0 | 8 | 16 | #4Oct 1959 | Sep 1959 → Dec 1959 |
| 66 | The EndEarl Grant | 32.6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | #7Oct 1958 | Sep 1958 → Jan 1959 |
| 67 | Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)The Impalas | 32.3 | 0 | 7 | 18 | #2May 1959 | Mar 1959 → Jul 1959 |
| 68 | Beep BeepThe Playmates | 32.0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | #4Dec 1958 | Nov 1958 → Feb 1959 |
| 69 | The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au)Andy Williams | 31.9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | #11Feb 1959 | Dec 1958 → May 1959 |
| 70 | Lipstick On Your CollarConnie Francis | 31.9 | 0 | 6 | 17 | #5Jun 1959 | May 1959 → Sep 1959 |
| 71 | Red River RockJohnny And The Hurricanes | 31.9 | 0 | 6 | 17 | #5Sep 1959 | Aug 1959 → Nov 1959 |
| 72 | Pretty Blue EyesSteve Lawrence | 31.8 | 0 | 6 | 18 | #9Jan 1960 | Nov 1959 → Mar 1960 |
| 73 | We Got LoveBobby Rydell | 31.8 | 0 | 5 | 17 | #6Dec 1959 | Oct 1959 → Feb 1960 |
| 74 | I Cried A TearLaVern Baker | 31.7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | #6Feb 1959 | Dec 1958 → Apr 1959 |
| 75 | TragedyThomas Wayne & the Delons | 31.2 | 0 | 6 | 19 | #5Mar 1959 | Jan 1959 → Jun 1959 |
| 76 | I'm Gonna Get MarriedLloyd Price | 31.2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | #3Sep 1959 | Aug 1959 → Nov 1959 |
| 77 | Quiet VillageThe Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny | 30.9 | 0 | 7 | 16 | #4Jun 1959 | Apr 1959 → Jul 1959 |
| 78 | ProblemsThe Everly Brothers | 30.9 | 0 | 7 | 15 | #2Dec 1958 | Nov 1958 → Feb 1959 |
| 79 | You Got What It TakesMarv Johnson | 30.8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | #10Feb 1960 | Nov 1959 → Mar 1960 |
| 80 | Lonely StreetAndy Williams | 30.4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | #5Nov 1959 | Sep 1959 → Dec 1959 |
| 81 | A Teenager In LoveDion & The Belmonts | 30.4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | #5May 1959 | Apr 1959 → Jul 1959 |
| 82 | The All American BoyBill Parsons | 30.3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | #2Feb 1959 | Dec 1958 → Apr 1959 |
| 83 | Way Down Yonder In New OrleansFreddie Cannon | 30.3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | #3Jan 1960 | Nov 1959 → Feb 1960 |
| 84 | What A Diff'rence A Day MakesDinah Washington | 30.1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | #8Aug 1959 | May 1959 → Oct 1959 |
| 85 | Guitar Boogie ShuffleThe Virtues | 30.1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | #5Apr 1959 | Mar 1959 → Jun 1959 |
| 86 | The Little Drummer BoyThe Harry Simeone Chorale | 30.1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | #13Jan 1959 | Dec 1958 → Dec 1962 |
| 87 | WaterlooStonewall Jackson | 29.7 | 0 | 6 | 16 | #4Jul 1959 | May 1959 → Sep 1959 |
| 88 | Queen Of The HopBobby Darin | 29.7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | #9Nov 1958 | Oct 1958 → Feb 1959 |
| 89 | So Many WaysBrook Benton | 29.5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | #6Nov 1959 | Oct 1959 → Feb 1960 |
| 90 | PatriciaPerez Prado And His Orchestra | 29.1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | #2Aug 1958 | Aug 1958 → Nov 1958 |
| 91 | (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As IElvis Presley & The Jordanaires | 29.0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | #2Apr 1959 | Mar 1959 → Jun 1959 |
| 92 | I Got StungElvis Presley | 28.7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | #8Nov 1958 | Nov 1958 → Feb 1959 |
| 93 | Never Be Anyone Else But YouRicky Nelson | 28.6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | #6Apr 1959 | Feb 1959 → Jun 1959 |
| 94 | Deck Of CardsWink Martindale | 28.5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | #7Nov 1959 | Sep 1959 → Jan 1960 |
| 95 | My True LoveJack Scott | 28.2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | #3Aug 1958 | Aug 1958 → Nov 1958 |
| 96 | Where Or WhenDion & The Belmonts | 28.2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | #3Feb 1960 | Dec 1959 → Apr 1960 |
| 97 | It's Time To CryPaul Anka | 28.0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | #4Dec 1959 | Nov 1959 → Feb 1960 |
| 98 | Whole Lotta LovingFats Domino | 27.9 | 0 | 5 | 15 | #6Jan 1959 | Nov 1958 → Feb 1959 |
| 99 | Peter GunnRay Anthony and His Orchestra | 27.7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | #8Mar 1959 | Jan 1959 → Apr 1959 |
| 100 | Poison IvyThe Coasters | 27.6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | #7Oct 1959 | Aug 1959 → Dec 1959 |
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